Pre-release Access to Official Statistics: Provisional estimates of the ownership type and property type of woodlands in Britain

Last updated: November 2020

Next update due: tbc

Introduction Our arrangements for pre-release access to Official Statistics are described in a Pre-Release Access Statement¹.

This document supplements the statement by giving the names and/or job titles of all those persons to whom pre-release access has been granted to NFI Estimates of the ownership type and property type of woodlands in Britain, as follows:

- Part 1 provides a list of those receiving pre-release access to the Official Statistics in their final form for briefing purposes. As this is a release covering Great Britain, the pre-release access period is limited to 24 hours.
- Part 2 provides a list of those receiving pre-release access for quality assurance purposes.

The justification for giving advance access to each listed recipient will be available on request.

Sheila Ward Forest Research

¹ https://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/tools-and-resources/statistics/about-our-statistics/code-of-practice/pre-release-access-to-official-statistics/ Part 1: Pre-release access to final form (24 hours) (last updated November 2020)

Forestry Commission:

- Jane Hull, Principal Advisor – Social Forestry

Scottish Forestry:

- David Signorini, Chief Executive
- Alan Hampson, Head of Standards, Evidence and Expertise
- Jonathan Taylor, Head of Scottish Forestry Executive Office
- John Cummings, Secretariat and Governance Officer
- Jason Hubert, Head of Business Development
- Bob Frost, Policy Manager
- Steve Williams, Senior Media Manager

Scottish Government:

- Fergus Ewing MSP, Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy and Tourism
- Mairi Gougeon MSP, Minister for Rural Affairs and the Natural Environment
- Roseanna Cunningham, Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform
- Bridget Campbell, Director for Environment and Forestry
- Fiona Harrison, Deputy Director Future Rural Policy Frameworks, Land Use and Land Reform
- Fiona Taylor, Head of Land Use and Land Reform
- Robin Cornwall, Senior Policy Officer Land Reform and Legislation
- Scott Rogerson, Communications
- Kate Higgins, Special Advisor Rural Economy and Connectivity

Welsh Government:

- Lesley Griffiths, Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs
- Jon Travis, Head of Forestry Reform • Elizabeth Lyon, Head of Forestry • Patrick Cowdy, Policy Advisor • Mark Hilleard, Policy Advisor

Forestry Land Scotland: • Michael Hymers, Director of Corporate Support • Trefor Owen, Director of Land Management • Simon Hodgson, Chief Executive • Paul Munro, Media Manager • Gwen Hamilton, Head of Communications

Forest Research: • James Pendlebury, Chief Executive • Clare Parker, Head of Communications Part 2: Pre-release access for quality assurance (last updated November 2020)

Forest Research:

- James Pendlebury, Chief Executive
- Chris Quine, Chief Scientist
- Nicol Sinclair, Head of Inventory, Forecasting & Operational Support